Gunfire shattered the evening calm in the Land Acres area of Coahoma County, Mississippi, on Saturday, July 18, 2026. Around 10 p.m., witnesses reported multiple shots, some described as from an automatic weapon, near Walker Drive and Perry Drive. Deputies later found numerous shell casings in a driveway on Perry Drive and concluded an exchange of gunfire had occurred there.

Shortly after the shooting, 23-year-old Tykedius Moore of Clarksdale was taken to Northwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center with a gunshot wound and died despite medical efforts. Investigators say stray bullets also struck a nearby home on Walker Drive, with two rounds piercing a child’s bedroom, underscoring the indiscriminate nature of the violence.

The Coahoma County Sheriff’s Office and the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation launched a joint homicide probe, detained and questioned several persons of interest, and described the inquiry as active and ongoing. No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests announced. If anyone witnessed the shooting near Walker Drive and Perry Drive or has information about who was involved, please come forward.